Child&#39;s bed



D. G. HILDEN Jan. 29, 1957 CHILD'S BED 2 Shets-Sheet 1 Filed Jan. 18, 1954 Jan. 29, 1957 HlLDEN 2,779,029

CHILD'S BED Filed Jan. 18. 1954 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 U ited State Pee CHILDS BED Dale G. Hilden, Abilene, Tex., assignor of thirty percent to Kenneth L. Musgrave and J. W. Perry Application January 18,1954, Serial No. 404,661

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. My invention relates to a childs bed, and in particular to that type of childs bed whose legs are foldable under the body of the bed, and whose guard rails are foldable over said body, making the whole bed a compact oblong unit which can be easily stored, or can be placed under a master bed where it will be out of the way unless needed, but: when needed can readily be set up and put muse.

A- childs bed of this type will be found particularly useful i'n hotels, motels and tourist courts where prosp'ective guests often require a bed for one child. Such a bed if in place under the master bed can easily be set up by the guests or by the attendants if its use be desired, otherwise it. will not be in the way of the adult guests. It can be stacked either fiat or on edge in a store room, and can easily be carried to theroom where it is to be used.

One object ofmy invention is to provide a childs bed with legs springpressed toward moving into upright'position, and with mechanism to hold them against such movement until it be released. Another object is to position the mechanism-and holding latch upon-the'front of the bed. Another-object is to providespace into which the collapsedlegs fit, and to provide for the rollingof the collapsed unit on casters placed on the side of each leg. Another object is to arrange the guard rails so that they can be swung dowrrso as tdmia'kethecollapsed unit compact. Another objectis to provide a lifting wire attached to the far side of the bedto give an additional hold when it' is desiredto lift-the bed. And a final'object is. to provide for holding the childs bed against the master bed-by means of cords in each of which there is aspring.

With these and otherobjects "in -view'my inventionr'esides in the 'construction'andarrangementof parts, herein fully described, -and'particularly-pointedout in the claims.

Referring now to the drawings, in which like characters indicate like parts:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of the childs bed in collapsed position;

Fig. 2 is a side view taken in vertical section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, but with the lifting wire 56 loose, and the legs, 23 and 24, opened part way toward vertical.

Fig. 3 is a side view of the childs bed in collapsed position on the floor under the master bed;

Fig. 4 is a side view of the childs bed with the legs, 23 and 24, opened part way as in Fig. 2 and the head rail 17 and the foot rail 18 swung partly upward; and

Fig. 5 is a detail side view of the disk 32 showing the latch bar 44 in contact with the end of the bolt 36.

The frame of my childs bed consists of the front board 10, foot board 11, back board 12 and head board 13 joined together at the corners in the usual manner. Front board and back board 12 are each wider at the middle so as to leave space at each end for the leg panels to fit into, and they have a deeper cut notch on each side of the wider middle portion, into which notch the leg casters 2 26 may fit. The foot board 11 and the head board 13 each has its bottom flush with the bottom of the narrowed end portion of the front board 10 or back board 12, but each has its top lightly higher than the top of front board 10 or back board 12 so as to provide for the swinging of the foot rail 13 and head rail 17. k

Near each end the front board 10 and the back board 12 may be mortised to receive the transversely extending floor boards 6, 6 which, if used to brace the bed frame, would fit flush with the bottom of the narrowed portion at each end of front board 10 and back board '12; On the inside face of head board 13 and of foot board l lismounted a bracket 9, and between these two brackets 9, 9 is stretched the bed spring 14, on which may be placed a mattress, not shown, made up with proper'bed covers, not shown.

The front rail 15 is mounted on hinges 16, 16 fastened to it at its bottom edge and to the top edge of the front board in to swing inwardly and downward. The foot rail 18 is similarly mounted on hinges 19, 19 at the top edge of foot board 11, and the head rail 17 on hinges 19, 19 at the top of head board 13. Both foot rail 17 and head rail 18 swing downward after the side rail 15 has been'swung down; on the" front edge of foot rail 18, and of head rail 17, there" is a hook 2% which maybe latched into an eye, not shown, on the front face of front rail 15' to fasten the foot rail 13, or the head rail 17, to the front rail 15 when all three rails are in vertical position; I

The two leg panels at the head and foot of the frame consist of top bars- 2-2, 22 and cross bars{25', 25 connecting the two legs 23,- 23 at the foot, and the two legs 24, 24 at the head; Each cross} bar 25 has at eacfh of two points betweentheleg's"23,23 or 24,24 a bracket 7 attachedwhich holds-"a roller- 57' whose-axis is parallel the floor when the leg panels are-in the collapsed position shown in Fig. 3 so that thejle'gpanelsand bedbod'y may be moved on them.- Each top-bar 22-is connected by spring. hingesZl, 21 to the face of thefo'ot board 11",:01'

, of the'head board 13; Eachlegpanel thus extends from the head or foot ofthe lied frame toward the center thereof when in horizontal position with the spring hinges 21,21 tending to swing'it into vertieal'position. Each of the-four legs; 23; 2'3 and24', 24,11515 at its end acaster 263011 which' itmay'roll when in vertical position; I

The frontleg: 2'3 of the foot leg panerhas atits top a'leg bar 30 fas'teiied toits front face byscrews 27, 27L This leg bar 30 extends upwardly beyond theaxisbf tlie spring. h-irigesZl, 21-, is bentthfre to tlie left'inFig." 4, and has a hole in its end. The front leg 24 of the head leg panel similarly has a leg bar 28 fastened by screws 27 which likewise extends upwardly, is bent there to the right, and has a hole in its end.

Mounted on a bolt 34 which extends through the front board 10 at its middle point are the outer disk 32 and the inner disk 33, both of sheet metal, parallel to each other and turning on the bolt 34 as a center. Each of the twin disks, 32 and 33, has a series of three holes, the holes in one disk aligning with the holes in the other. Two of the holes are diametrically opposite one another, one in each disk to receive bolt 36 and the other in each disk to receive bolt 37. The third hole on each disk is at a distance along the are from each of the other holes, and is to receive the bolt 42. The strap 38, which has a hole at each end, has one end between the disks, 32 and 33, with the bolt 36 passing through that end, and the bolt 39 at the other end, connecting it to the leg bar 28, and serving as an axle for such turning of the connected members as may be necessary. The strap 40, which has a hole at each end, similarly has the bolt 37 passing through.

one end connecting it to the disks, 32 and 33, and the bolt 41 at the other end connecting it to the leg bar 30. The straps 38 and 40 are so connected that in closed position the bolt 36 is in the upper part of the circle to the left, and the bolt 37 in the lower part to the right of center. Upon opening the legs, 23 and 24, the twin disks, 32 and 33, and the bolts, 36, 37 and 42, will move in clockwise direction.

A latch bar 44 has a hole in one end to receive the bolt 42 about which it may swing, and a handle 43 extending outwardly at right angles at the other end. This latch bar 44 is given an offset bend so that the near end is parallel to and against the disk 32 and the far end is parallel to and against the surface of the front board 10. At this far end a notch 45 is cut into the under side of the latch bar 44, and a pin 47 to engage the notch 45 is driven into the front board 10. As shown in Fig. 3

the latch bar 44 with the pin 47 engaging the notch 45 will hold the disks, 32 and 33, against clockwise rotation, and keep the legs, 23 and 24 in the closed position shown in Fig. 3. The bolt 36 extends a slight distance outwardly to provide a rounded surface to engage the upper edge of latch bar 44 when swung toward it as shown in Fig. 5. This arrangement enables the latch bar 44 with its handle 43 to be'used as a lever to move the twin disks, 32 and 33, in counterclockwise rotation and thereby, through the straps, 38 and 40, and the leg bars, 28 and 30, move each of the leg panels into closed position. When that position is reached the latch bar 44 can be swung over to where the pin 47 will engage the notch 45.

The lifting wire 56 has an eye 59 at one end through which passes the staple 58 fastened to the top of the back board 12 at or near its center; at the other end is a second eye 60 to serve as a handle. When not in use the lifting wire 56 lies flat against the top surface of the back board 12 and is held there by a hook 61 screwed into the back board 12. When in use the handle 60 may be grasped to pull the childs bed forward from under the master bed, and then to lift the child's bed up to a height where the latch 44 can be released and the leg panels allowed to move into upright position.

Near each end of the master bed 50, as shown in Fig. 3, is fastened a screw eye 51. To each of these is fastened a cord 53, having in its length an expansion spring 52, and whose far end is to be fastened to a screw eye 55. One screw eye 55 is fastened to the outer surface of the head board 13 away from the master bed 50; and the other screw eye 55 is similarly fastened to the foot board 11. These two cords 53, 53 when fastened to the screw eyes 55, 55 tend to hold the back board 12 of the childs bed against the master bed 50 so that there is no need for a guard rail on that side of the childs bed to keep the child from falling out.

The several steps to be taken in the operation of my device such as grasping the lifting wire 56 and pulling forward while the childs bed is in collapsed position, releasing the latch bar 44 so that the spring hinges 21, 21 will bring the leg panels to vertical position, swinging up the guard rails and latching the head rail 17 and foot rail 18 to the front rail 15, and fastening the childs bed to the master bed by means of cords 53, 53 have all been explained in the foregoing description. By reversing these steps the childs bed is back in collapsed position and ready for storage.

What I claim is new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is:

1. A bed frame having at each end a panel provided with two legs, each panel being hinged to the bed frame with hinges provided with springs tending to swing the panel from horizontal position under the bed frame to vertical position, a bar attached to each leg panel extending upward beyond the axis of said hinges, an axle normal to the side of the bed frame and fastened thereto, a member revoluble about said axle, linkage connecting the upper end of each bar to said revoluble member, an abutment fastened on the surface of the side of the bed frame, and a latch bar pivotally mounted on said revoluble member adapted to hold said member against the tension of said springs when in engagement with said abutment.

2. A bed frame having at each end a panel provided with two legs, each panel being hinged to the bed frame with hinges provided with springs tending to swing said panel from horizontal position under the bed frame to vertical position, a bar attached to each leg panel extending upwardly beyond the axis of said hinges, an axle normal to the side of the bed frame and fastened thereto, a member revoluble about said axle, linkage connecting the upper end of each bar to said revoluble member, an abutment extending outwardly from the surface of said member, a second abutment fastened on the surface of the side of said bed frame, and a latch bar pivotally mounted on said revoluble member adapted to engage said second abutment to hold said member against the tension of said springs, and further adapted to be swung to engage said first abutment so that leverage may be exerted tending to move said leg panels back towards horizontal position.

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